FOS Blog

23/08/2025

Every year, the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition reminds us to pause and look back at a sequence of events that are both inhuman and enlightening. It is not just about cruelty, it is about the deep seated prejudices we carried forward. This day has its roots in the Haitian Revolution of 1791, when enslaved people rose up and said, “Enough, that is it.” The rest is history.

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/remembering-slavery/

Written by: Rukesan Sivayogan

Every year, the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition reminds us to pause and look back at a sequence...

16/08/2025

විද්‍යා පීඨය යනු සිසුන්ගේ බුද්ධිමය අභියෝගයන්ගෙන් පිරුණු අත්හදා බැලීම් වල රසායනික සුවඳින් සහ සංකීර්ණ සමීකරණ වල නිශ්ශබ්දතාවයෙන් වෙලී ගිය ලෝකයකි. එහි සෑම කොනකම පාහේ රඳා පැවතුණේ නව සොයාගැනීම් වලට ඇති ආශාව සහ දැනුම පිපාසය යි. අමායා, භෞතික විද්‍යා විශේෂ උපාධිය හදාරන තෙවන වසරේ සිසුවියකි. ඇගේ දෑස් වල තිබුණේ විශ්වයේ රහස් විනිවිද දකින තීක්ෂණ බවකි. ඇය සෑම විටම තම අධ්‍යයන කටයුතු කෙරෙහි දැඩිව අවධානය යොමු කළ අතර ඇය බොහෝ විට ප්‍රමාද වනතුරුම පුස්තකාලයේ හෝ භෞතික විද්‍යාගාරයේ රැඳී සිටියාය.

Written by: Janith Dinuka

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/theoretical-love/

13/08/2025

Have you ever seen little fireflies flying on a night? I’m sure you all did. Even as a child, I’ve wondered how they glow at night. What I could know is, they are glowing because of a gene. Genes are the blueprint for life which are segments of DNA that contain the information necessary for building and maintaining organisms. They carry specific characteristics or traits, such as eye color, blood type, hair color, and susceptibility to certain diseases.
Now let me take you to a fairy world a bit!

Written by : Sashini Madhubhashini

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/the-magic-of-glowing-petunia/

27/07/2025

The search for odd perfect numbers is one of the oldest unsolved problems in mathematics, captivating mathematicians for over two millennia. This question combines simplicity with depth, demonstrating the beauty and mystery within mathematical inquiry. Despite advances in technology and computation, this puzzle remains open today.

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/is-there-any-odd-perfect-numbers/

Written by: Mahinsa Rajawardhana

The search for odd perfect numbers is one of the oldest unsolved problems in mathematics, captivating mathematicians for over two millennia..

24/07/2025

A smile is a universal expression that transcends language, culture, and boundaries.

written by: Anjana Udana

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/smile/

22/07/2025

Have you ever looked around your campus or school and wondered, why are we all just… studying? Why don’t we have hobbies anymore? Why does everything feel like a race we didn’t choose to run?

Written by: Eveesha Kaluarachchi

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/future-ready-or-future-heavy/

21/07/2025

Every July 18th, the world pauses to celebrate Nelson Mandela International Day—a day not just of remembrance, but of reflection and responsibility. More than a celebration of one man’s life, it is a call to action: to live, lead, and transform with integrity, compassion, and purpose. But to truly grasp Mandela’s impact, we must look beyond the surface of his legacy and into the evolution of his character—from a young revolutionary bursting with energy to a calm, visionary leader shaped by time, trial, and deep introspection.

Written by : Rukesan Sivayogan

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/nelson-mandela-day/

21/07/2025

Chess, the board game played since time immemorial. Instantly recognizable by its iconic 8×8 checkered playing board and pieces representing a medieval battle, it may well be considered the King of board games. To celebrate this game of kings, we commemorate International Chess Day every year on the 20th of July.

Written by : D. E. Balaramesh

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/long-live-the-king/

11/07/2025

The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to grasp the exponential function. Sure, it feels draining. But that is exactly what Bartlett’s diagnosis was in his 1700 times delivered lecture; “Arithmetic, Population and Energy: Sustainability 101

Written by : Pruthivi Hapuarachchi

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/clueless-at-1159/

10/07/2025

On the full moon night in July, the silver glow spilled over temple rooftops, rice fields, and sleeping homes like a blessing. From early evening, quiet footsteps moved toward the village temple—grandparents leading children, young devotees carrying lotus blooms, and monks in saffron robes preparing for solemn prayer.

Written By: Chamya Gallage

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/a-journey-through-esala-moons-sacred-whispers/

08/07/2025

It’s the right time to read your mind, treat your mind and in the same time to draw your mind. Mind being that wonderful creature resting in our bodies has the marvelous power of controlling all our emotions and simply creating who we are.

Written by: Meleshiya Mudaligamage

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/emotionally-stressed/

It’s the right time to read your mind, treat your mind and in the same time to draw your mind. Mind being that wonderful creature resting in our bodies has the marvelous power of controlling all our emotions and simply creating who we are.

01/07/2025

Once upon a time earth was ruled by magnificent creatures: the non-avian dinosaurs. For over 160 million years, they dominated our planet. Then, in a moment of catastrophic finality, their era ended. A massive asteroid impact with Earth marked the extinction of these creatures overnight.

Written by : R.M. Umesha Ratnayake

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/hey-look-up-is-that-the-beginning-of-our-ending/